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Footnotes with Jemar Tisby

News comes at you fast. It’s not just hard to keep up with everything that’s happening, sometimes you don’t know which voices to trust to help you interpret what’s going on. That’s where Footnotes com... Read more

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Jesus Is King

Jesus Is King

In this episode Jemar talks about why Kanye West’s Jesus Is King album has been so controversial, what Mississippi’s ele... Read more

11 Nov 2019

36mins

Ranked #2

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Rachel Held Evans, Oscar Grant, Sandra Bland, and the Price of Prosperity

Rachel Held Evans, Oscar Grant, Sandra Bland, and the Price of Prosperity

In this episode, Jemar talks about the tragic death of Rachel Held Evans, new evidence about the deaths Oscar Grant and ... Read more

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Impeachment, Relevant, and Greta Thunberg

Impeachment, Relevant, and Greta Thunberg

In this episode of Footnotes Jemar dives into the the long awaited impeachment investigation of the president, discusses... Read more

26 Sep 2019

52mins

Ranked #4

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Virginia Beach Shooting, Trump At Church, and alleged sexual exploits of MLK

Virginia Beach Shooting, Trump At Church, and alleged sexual exploits of MLK

In this episode Jemar talks about the horrendous Virginia Beach shooting, president Trump’s dubious appearance at a chur... Read more

6 Jun 2019

31mins

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Eric Garner, Racist Tweets, and an update on the Boarder Crisis

Eric Garner, Racist Tweets, and an update on the Boarder Crisis

In this episode Jemar gives tips for how to gauge the racial awareness of your child’s school, he talks about the presid... Read more

18 Jul 2019

38mins

Ranked #6

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Democratic Debates, Racial Profiling, and the Crisis at the Border

Democratic Debates, Racial Profiling, and the Crisis at the Border

In this episode Jemar talks about the pitfalls of attending a multiethnic church, more outlandish racial profiling by th... Read more

4 Jul 2019

32mins

Ranked #7

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Puerto Rico, Baltimore, Ole Miss, and attacks on Black Women

Puerto Rico, Baltimore, Ole Miss, and attacks on Black Women

Jemar talks about the need for more history as people study theology, how Puerto Rican protestors outside their governor... Read more

1 Aug 2019

44mins

Ranked #8

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Police Brutality, Critical Race Theory, and Joe Biden

Police Brutality, Critical Race Theory, and Joe Biden

Jemar talks about the ludicrous behavior of police officers in Phoenix, AZ, his complaints about the so-called “threat” ... Read more

20 Jun 2019

34mins

Ranked #9

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Don't Call it a Lynching

Don't Call it a Lynching

Jemar recaps the impeachment inquiry including the most damning testimony yet, he explains why the president’s comments ... Read more

24 Oct 2019

51mins

Ranked #10

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Black Athletes, Mascots, and Jerry Falwell

Black Athletes, Mascots, and Jerry Falwell

In this episode of Footnotes Jemar goes a bit heavy on the “sportsball” stories but mixed with a heaping dose of justice... Read more

12 Sep 2019

39mins

Ranked #11

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#1619Project, Jay Z, and Popeye's

#1619Project, Jay Z, and Popeye's

In this episode of Footnotes Jemar talks bout the #1619Project and explains the backlash, he explains why Jay Z’s partne... Read more

29 Aug 2019

43mins

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Abortion Laws, Robert F. Smith, and the Anniversary of the Brown v Board

Abortion Laws, Robert F. Smith, and the Anniversary of the Brown v Board

In this episode Jemar talks about the new wave of laws restricting or almost totally banning abortion, the magnificent g... Read more

23 May 2019

30mins

Ranked #13

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Mass Shootings, ICE Raids, and Toni Morrison

Mass Shootings, ICE Raids, and Toni Morrison

This week Jemar talks about the enormous racial rift between black Christians and white evangelicals, the slew of mass s... Read more

15 Aug 2019

43mins

Ranked #14

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Announcing The Witness Foundation

Announcing The Witness Foundation

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3 Dec 2019

8mins

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The Abortion 'One Drop' Rule

The Abortion 'One Drop' Rule

In this episode Jemar talks about white evangelical support for Trump again in 2020, how abortion has become the one-dro... Read more

30 Apr 2020

35mins

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